# Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India Close in Mumbai With 53,000 Visitors and 1,100 Exhibitors > Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India closed in Mumbai with more than 53,000 trade visitors and over 1,100 exhibitors from 43 countries. - Published: 2026-11-05T09:05:47+00:00 - Section: Business - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-05/anuga-select-india-2026-visitor-tally - Source: [vegconomist](https://vegconomist.com/fairs-events/anuga-select-india-2026-draws-53000-visitors-eu-debuts-as-partner-region/) ## Key takeaways - Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India drew more than 53,000 trade visitors and over 1,100 exhibitors from 43 countries to Mumbai's Bombay Exhibition Centre. - The European Union took part in an Indian exhibition as Official Partner Region for the first time, with its presence centred on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement concluded in January. - APEDA's Dr. Tarun Bajaj said India exported US$53 billion of agricultural and processed food products in 2025-26, with value-added processed products close to 30% of that total. Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India closed in Mumbai with more than 53,000 trade visitors and over 1,100 exhibitors from 43 countries, organiser [Koelnmesse](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006l4b/koelnmesse-gmbh) said. [vegconomist](https://vegconomist.com/fairs-events/anuga-select-india-2026-draws-53000-visitors-eu-debuts-as-partner-region/) reported the figures on November 5, 2026. ## Inside the Mumbai Co-Located Fair The 19th edition of [Anuga Select India](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/002481w/anuga-select-india) and the 20th edition of Anuga FoodTec India ran side by side at the Bombay Exhibition Centre. The co-located format placed food products and ingredients in the same venue as processing, packaging and automation suppliers. India's Ministry of Food Processing Industries supported the event, which featured more than 16 country pavilions with exhibitors from markets including China, Brazil, Germany, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Koelnmesse said it was the first time the European Union had taken part in an Indian exhibition as Official Partner Region. The EU's presence centred on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, which was concluded in January. Silvio Erkens, the Netherlands' Minister for Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture, said: "India is an agricultural powerhouse, while the Netherlands is the world's second-largest food exporter. Climate change and supply chain disruptions make international partnerships essential." Government speakers set out targets for India's food processing sector. Devesh Deval, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, said food processing accounts for nearly 8% of gross value added in Indian manufacturing and is the sector's second-largest job creator. Deval cited a Centre of Excellence on Pea Protein at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management in Kundli, being developed with Canada, which was announced in March and has not yet been formally established. Dr. Tarun Bajaj, Senior Consultant at the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, said India exported US$53 billion of agricultural and processed food products in 2025-26, with value-added processed products close to 30% of that total. APEDA plans to double overall exports over the next five years and substantially increase the processed share. More than 150 speakers and chefs took part in the wider programme, and Innova Market Insights ran the Innovative Product Awards, naming Coffee Nxt (India) as winner for a ready-to-spray cold brew. ## Anuga Select India's Expanded Format According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Anuga Select India is an annual B2B trade fair organised by Koelnmesse India that connects global food and beverage suppliers with Indian importers, distributors, retailers and HoReCa buyers at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, with 2026 as its third edition. The same records list a 2026 partnership co-locating Anuga Select India with Anuga FoodTEC India, expanding the event into a combined finished-products and food-technology marketplace. They also list a 2026 product launch of the edition in a "bigger, broader, and more impactful format" with expanded show features including ScaleUp Palate, Retail Walk and Culinary Corner. ## Earlier Steps Toward the 2026 Edition In August 2026, The Tribune reported that ITALMOPA, the Italian Association of Milling Industries, would run its "Pure Flour from Europe" campaign at Anuga Select India 2026, held 29 September to 1 October at Mumbai's Bombay Exhibition Centre alongside Anuga Food Tech India. That month, the Indian Economic Observer reported that the 2026 edition, scheduled for late September in Mumbai, would feature the European Union as its Official Country Partner alongside exhibitors from over 40 other nations. ## EU Trade Deal Timing Petros Sourmelis, Minister Counsellor and Head of Trade and Economic Affairs at the EU Delegation to India, said the Free Trade Agreement is expected to enter into force around mid-2027. ## Companies in this story - [Anuga Select India company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/002481w/anuga-select-india) · website: https://anuga-india.com - [Koelnmesse GmbH company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006l4b/koelnmesse-gmbh) · website: http://www.koelnmesse.com - [Boba Empire company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/006h6fa/boba-empire) · website: https://www.bobaempire.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt